Visitor information

View directions and a map (scroll down) to get to Benenden Hospital.

Free parking is available on site. 

The Hospital provides a complimentary bookable transportation service to and from Headcorn Station.  Please book via phone on 01580 857412 or email us at kenttransport@benenden.org.uk, giving no less than 48hrs notice.  This service is currently not available on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

For inpatients, we’re restricting visitors to situations of exceptional circumstances only.

Call us on 01580 363158 and ask to be put through to the relevant department.

The Pavilion restaurant is open for patients, serving a selection of hot and cold meals and snacks and refreshments. Visitors can buy a hot or cold drink or a snack to take away from the fire door outside the restaurant.

For reasons of hygiene, only guide dogs are allowed on hospital grounds or premises.

If you wish to smoke or vape, there's a shelter across the road from the main reception. For everyone’s comfort and safety, we ask patients and visitors not to smoke anywhere else in accordance with current regulations.

The hospital Chapel, St Margaret's, is open for private prayer and can be found along the road to the right as you exit the main car park.

If you do not have your own vehicle or transport, we can collect you from any one of the hotels or B&Bs on our accommodation list.

Accommodation list